Re: Numbering exercises; overriding defaults; points for clefs.

[Manuel]

Am 28/11/2006 um 22:42 schrieb Nick Bailey:

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> My understanding was that the f dots are the vestiges of the two  
> lines in the letter "F"... is that not the case? Hence the C clef  
> and G clef wouldn't have them (being stylised "C"s and "G"s  
> respectively).
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> I've no authoritative source for this though.
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> Nick/.

I'm not sure, but you are probably right, I have seen G and F clefs  
with dots, but not C clefs and I recall only one instance of G clefs.  
Yet I use the dots because they make good logical sense and  
facilitate precise handwriting. I'll have a look in the MGG and  
inquire where is the next available old "new" Bach Ausgabe. I would  
think that the use of the dots for the "french" clef may have had the  
purpose of giving clarity to the graphics.

Manuel